>>1469379Something like this is not easy to answer. I am interpreting from your post that you're antagonistic of the idea of conforming to a certain shape, but that more or less might be the answer for me, as there is a "female" shape. As I do appreciate some thickness, perhaps into a more "extreme" zone for me such as
>>1453779, I do have my limits as it must still generally follow the shape of a woman. This is where Ame's gut in
>>1447420 starts to be an issue for me as she's far too bulbous at that point.
I view pudge mostly as an extension of the woman. When we start getting to the realm of "big squishy guts", then I mostly perceive that as just an overflow of fat rather than a more natural surplus of meat. As you mentioned, I do like the texture and warmth especially, and I abhor muscular women for this very reason. Soft and squishy will always be preferable to hard and rough.
Also, while I know these are fictional characters, I often have to take into account the health or mobility related issues with having too much added weight. This is partly why I find blobs and immobile designs to be off-putting. I suppose in a way it almost demeans them to that of fattened pigs ripe for slaughter rather than a sapient person.